Opinion
- Key to boosting job hopes lies in training and placement JOBS CRISIS: WHAT CAN BE DONE? Programmes matching graduates to companies for internships can be highly effective, writes DR LIAM DELANEY
- Coalition loses control of own destiny at critical time ANALYSIS: Cowen now faces the choice of soldiering on or going to the country on the four-year plan, writes STEPHEN COLLINS
- Harney deserving of special shame Apologies are due to the Taoiseach for there is someone more to blame than him – the worst tánaiste ever, writes VINCENT BROWNE
- From the archives: November 3rd, 1911 Home Rule for Ireland was widely accepted as a certainty within a few years in 1911, in spite of concerns about its finances, as the British government spent more in Ireland than it received in revenues and further spending was likely as national insurance was being introduced. In a speech to a business audience in the City of London, Nationalist leader John Redmond avoided all the hard questions of the day but ended with this rhetorical flourish. – JOE JOYCE
An Irishmans Diary
- An Irishman's Diary
ELECTRONIC DEVICES are the bane of modern theatre- and cinema-goers, it’s true. But, as a book called
Privilege Poverty: the Life and Times of Irish Painter Naturalist Alexander Williams reminds us, it could be worse. Time was when an evening’s entertainment could also be ruined by visual distractions, which unlike ring-tones, might last the entire performance. - Corrections & Clarifications An article in yesterday’s edition, concerning the proposed casino in Co Tipperary, quoted An Taisce as saying that the proposed development is “mind-blowing”. In fact, this comment was made by the horse trainer Aidan O’Brien and was quoted by An Taisce in its submission against the development.
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Attitude
Attitude is more important than aptitude to reach Altitude” In other words, how we think is more important than what we know in getting us where we want to be. What a powerful principle to have in life. I decided to research the subject more, and found a number of points which I think we can all learn from in a world where we are under constant demands to do more. Attitude is contagious.
Advertising Agency Pitch: Advertising’s Version of Speed Dating
Everyone in business knows that at a certain point in a venture’s development, word of mouth is no longer enough to sustain growth and you need to think about advertising your product or service more widely. “By investing wisely you can build market share at a lower short-term cost to your P&L than any other time in the economic cycle.”
The Media – Your New Best Friend
Other strategies you could use include hosting an open day for the media and locals. Make sure to offer plenty of free food and drink – the media love freebies! Or maybe your factory’s new processes make it more environmentally friendly.
Executive Coaching – So often an essential support to achieving change.
For many executives, when it comes to personal development and personal change, that’s exactly what coaching delivers. Good coaching is a “facilitation of learning and development
The Importance of Business Planning
A business plan is essentially a future oriented description of how you intend to trade as a commercially viable operation. Given that the plan is essentially predictive in nature, it will need to contain a number of assumptions which the reader will need to accept as being plausible in the context of the opportunity being described.
How do I get my website to the top on Google?
To present users with the right results, search engines assess the words in your website's pages. They also check for metatags- words which are never displayed, but which explain to search engines what your site is about. Get these tags right (for example "plumber, Liverpool, drains, house repairs") and there's much more chance of reaching your audience. Search Engine Marketing (SEM). It costs money, but it's the best way to jump the queue.
Securing early stage finance in Ireland
It is understandable that investors may decline to invest when they do not share the entrepreneurs sense of the value of the opportunity or their odds of the business succeeding and generating a sufficiently attractive return
Jointly assessed versus single assessed – year of marriage credit
Marriage can be quite tax efficient and a means to get some money back into both of your newly married pockets. The easiest way to think about one’s tax status is to compare to it one’s relationship status in the ‘real world’. Before an individual is married, they are assessed as a ‘single person’ by Revenue, and the amount of tax credits that they receive and the amount of income they pay at the different rates of tax reflect this single status.
O2 can’t pay your tax, but some customers can get free tax services
We could all use a hand when it comes to tax. Well, the first 10 people to send an email to O2PLT@paylesstax.ie will get expert advice worth up to €239 inc VAT, absolutely free.
Time for a new Business Model.
Time to talk to that big competitor in your crosshairs!
